Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,183, Ezra Doty, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Doty, Ezra
S. 42,183
CONTENTS

Dead Letter to Henry Dr Carter and 3 rd Auditor 26 Feb 1841.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 8 th April 1838, grant of March 1840 to the 24 th June 1840. Agt Notified 23 rd March 1841. Hon H. Dodge. 17. March 1845.
Ezra Doty
Cheshire in the state of Conn. was a private in the regiment comman- ded by Colonel H. Jackson of the Mass. — line, for the term of 2 years described on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence the 6 th of April, 1818. certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd of March to David Dimock Esq. Minn. Treas. Com.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819.  135,73    Semi-annual allowance ending Mar 4. 1820.  48, 00    mo 20/30  Cols: 183,73  
15998 { Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued Mich. 20

Case of Ezra 5703 do ty. v
David Brinack
Yours
Montrose, Dr. D. D.
See page 100 Sept 2. 1892
Yrs sincerely Wm Lloyd
66
General Tanks
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25
766.

District of Pennsylvania
On this sixteenth day of April 1818 before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the said district personally appeared Ezra Datz aged fifty nine years resident in Chestnut Township Susquehanna in the said district who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war: That he the said Ezra Datz enlisted for the term of three years on the day of 16th March in the year 1781 in Woodstock in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Ezra Datz  Clap afterwards captain of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Stephen after  then  after  then Jackson in the line of the State of Massachusetts line he thinks the 4th Regt. on the Continental Establishment that he continued to serve in the same
that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States until the Decr 1783 when he was discharged from service in West Point State of New York that he was in the battles of
and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in reduced need of assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services any more years off Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid Darius Dinnick
I Darius Dinnick Judge do hereby certify that it appears by the deposition that the said Ezra Datz did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in his foregoing declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months at one time in the Continental establishment and do now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the Department as required by the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for his support. Not April 6th 1818, Darius Dinnick

Pennsylvania District viz - on this thirty first day of January 1821 personally appeared in open court (being a Court of Record) viz the Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County in the State of Pennsylvania held at Montrose in the County aforesaid before the Honorable Edward Henrick - President Judge Thos & William Thompson & Davis Dinnock his associates - Ezra Doty aged sixty years residing in the township of Coeymans in the County aforesaid, who being first duly sworn accor- ding to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows viz. that he enlisted in the year 1781 and after a year was transferred in the year aforesaid into the Regiment Commanded by Col. Henry Jackson, in the Company of Captain Clark, in the line of Massachusetts - and served about two years & eleven months - and was discharged at West Point by Colonel Henry Jackson - & that he made his declaration dated the sixth day of April 1818 - & received his pension Certificate number 15.998.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 - and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposing of my property or any part thereof - with intent thereby to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval

Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 - and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any other income than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed.
Schedule of Property.
Real Estate. None paid for -
Personal property
one old horse
1- 50 beavers -
1 butter or sled for 1 horse
1 harness for a one horse sled
2 ayes
1 chain
2 shoats
1 wooden block
1 spinning wheel -
1 plow
My occupation is farming - I have a wife & three children living with me. My wife Eunice is aged fifty years weakly & feeble. My oldest child living with me Ezra is aged sixteen years. My second child aged fourteen by name Hart. Third child Harriet, aged twelve years. They can do but little towards my support and

My age is such that I can do but little myself towards my support
Ezra Doty
I Asa Demock Junior Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed are truly copies from the records of the said Court, and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the said property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is forty five dollars & 75/100 - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court on this 23 d day of July 1821 Asa Demock Jr. Pro.

Deposition of Ellis Dole in the case of Ezra Galt
g. th. N. county the at sub- cur.

I Ellis Doty of Wardborough in the County of Windham and State of Vermont aged fifty seven years do hereby testify and make oath that I do know of my own knowledge that some time in the month of February 1781 Ezra Doty then of Hardwick in the County of Worcester in the State of Massachusetts now of Chocowinta in the County of Surryham and State of Pennsylvania was enlisted into the Army of the United States in the Company then commanded by Captain Jesse Halibet afterwards by Capt. Caleb Olap in the fourth Regt. in the Massachusetts line commanded by Col. Henry Forster for the term of three years and that in the said Ezra Doty did serve in said Capt. in the service of the United States in the Continental establishment until some time in the month of December 1783 at which time he was regularly discharged I further testify that I have no interest direct or indirect in the said Ezra Doty's obtaining a pension and further the Deponent saith not
Ellis Doty
State of Vermont of Whitingham August 28 th 1819 - Windham County ss Then personally appeared the above named Ellis Doty a person well known to me to be a man of veracity and well entitled credit and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit before me
John Roberts Asst Judge of Windham Co. Ct.

State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerks Office, Brattleborough, 2 August 28 th A. D. 1819.
I certify that the Hon. John Roberts, Es- quire, is one of the Assistant Judges of the County Court aforesaid, duly commissioned under the authority of the State and that his name and office, as sub- scribed to the preceding certificate, is his own proper signature.
Witness my hand and the Seal of said C
James Elliot, C

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 3 d , 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Adm r of Ezra Doly, dec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars and _____ Cents per month  annum , under the law of the 18 th March 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1840, to the 24 th June 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Wm. B. Lewis
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Washington March 8 th 1845
Col. S. L. Edwards
Head of Prison
Sir
The enclosed letter you saw a Constitution of News, he has addressed the enclosed letter to me for the purpose of ob- taining information on the subject of the Prison, of Mr. J. A. Doty, which he thinks, he may be entitled for money received by his father Henry Williams, his Cousin, and advise me of the result.
I have the honor to be with great respect Yours S ir Henry Dodge

I Calvin Munn of Northampton in the County of Hampshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts testify and say that in the year 1777 I enlisted during the revolutionary war into the Company commanded by Capt. Caleb Keen & into the Regt. commanded by Col. William Shepard which towards the close of the war was commanded by Col. H. Jackson said Company was commanded by Capt. Haskell and I continued to serve in said Company & Regt. until the close of the war - and Ezra Doty joined the Company of Capt. Jesse Holister in the same Regt. aforesaid, which Company was towards the close of the war commanded by Capt. Caleb Clegg, and said Doty continued to serve in the same Company & Regt. aforesaid until June 1783 when I was discharged from the service and I then left said Ezra Doty doing duty as an orderly Sergeant in the same Company and Regt. aforesaid. And I perfectly recollect said Doty's joining the Company & Regt. aforesaid at West Point in the State of New York in 1781, and he and I were both orderly Sergeants in the same Regt. we were frequently together during the service and therefore I know he actually served more than nine months in the Regt. & Company aforesaid in Contenance — And further saith not — Sept. 1. 1819
Calvin Munn
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss Sept. 1 st 1819 Personally appeared Calvin Munn above named, personally known to me to be a Gentleman of good character and to be a highly credible witness, & in this case perfectly disinterested, and made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Before me Samuel Hinds Clerk Judge of Probate & Justice of the Peace in H rs County

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss I Josiah Dwight Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth for the said County of Hampshire certify that Samuel Hildreth Esq. is Judge of the Court of Probate of wills &c in & for said County & that his signature to the within Certificate is his proper handwriting - In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name & affix the seal of said Court this first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & nineteen
Josiah Dwight

15998
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File No. 42, 183
Ezra Doty
Pa New York
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 181
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Aug. 6/97 Miss Emma J. Hols. 119 E. Court St. Ottumwa, Ia. Sept. 15/97 Letter Miss Emma J. Hols. Ottumwa, Ia.
June 2, 1904 List to Anne M. Sawyer Lockport N.Y.

POSTAL CARD - ONE CENT.
WASHINGTON
United States & America
THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY.
NAVY & NAVY SURVIVORS' AUG. 2 1897 DIV. 1
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
RECEIVED AUG 3 1897 OLD WAR & NAVY
6-1/2

119 E. Court St.
Ottumwa, Ia. July 24, 97. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Yours of July 19, in regard to Ezra Doty, Rev- olutionary soldier, is at hand.
Would you please send me the pension record of the Ezra Doty in your files, as I wish to clear up some discrepancies.
From what state? record of service? how wounded and so forth. (Miss) Emma J. Holt.

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119 E. Court St.
Atkins, Ia., Aug. 24, 1897.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington - D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Yours of Aug. 6, 1897 concerning the Revolutionary soldier, Ezra Doty , is at hand. I am sure the one you mention is the one I am after. From records here I find that he was born in Hardwick, Mass., in 1760 which would make him in his 89th year when he made application for a pension in 1818. He moved around in various

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plans until he came to Chocowint, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Probably, at this time he made his application. Afterwards he removed to Lockport, N.Y. where he died. From family records, I learn that he was wounded and drew a pension. I would like to find out in what battle he was wounded, and how disabled, the amount of his pension, and how long he drew it and any other information his pension record will give me. Very respectfully, Emma J. Holt.

OWN er Commissioner of Pensions Dear Sir:
Will you please record also a report of the military service of Ezra Doty a Revolu- tionary soldier whose name appears on the printed list of 1840 as a resident of Pockhent N.Y. And oblige
Yours truly Asa Packer 81 East Ave Pockhent N.Y.

BY
Henry Jackson Esq.
Colonel Comm d the 4 th Mass s Regiment of Foot.
To Ezra Doty
Greeting.
Reposing Especial trust & Confidence in your Courage and Conduct, I do hereby Commission and Appoint you the said Ezra Doty as first Sergeant in Captain Hollis's Company in the Regiment under my Command. You are therefore Carefully and Diligently to do the Duty of Sergeant in said Company by doing & performing all things therein to belong. And I do hereby require all under you to be Obedient unto you as Sergeant. You are to Observe and Follow all such Orders and Instructions as you shall Receive from me or Other of your superior Officers According to the Rules and Discipline of War - for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant
Given Under my Hand in Hatts this tenth Day June in the Year of our Lord 1703.
And the sixth of American Independence. H. Jackson Colonel of the Mass s Regiment